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Gujarati Anda Kadhi

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A Gujarati-style sweet-sour kadhi with boiled eggs, tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves and green chillies. Light, tangy and served with steamed rice.

Prep time10 min
Cook time20 min
Total time30 min
Servings4

Ingredients

  • 6 Desi eggs, boiled and peeled
  • 1 cup dahi (yoghurt), whisked
  • 2 tbsp besan (gram flour)
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric)
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp zeera (cumin seeds)
  • 8 curry leaves
  • 2 green chillies, slit
  • 1 inch ginger, grated
  • Fresh coriander
  • Steamed rice to serve

Method

  1. Boil the eggs for 10 minutes, cool and peel.
  2. Whisk dahi, besan, sugar, haldi and salt with 2 cups water until smooth.
  3. Cook the mixture on medium heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens slightly, about 8 minutes.
  4. Heat oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds, zeera, curry leaves, green chillies and ginger; fry until the seeds pop.
  5. Pour the tempering into the kadhi and stir well.
  6. Add the boiled eggs and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  7. Garnish with coriander and serve hot with steamed rice.

Nutrition — estimated per serving

Calories (estimate)220 kcal
Protein (estimate)13 g
Fat (estimate)13 g
Carbs (estimate)10 g

Nutrition values are estimates based on standard per-egg values (about 72 kcal, 6.3 g protein, 4.8 g fat, 0.4 g carbs per large egg).

Tips, food safety & substitutions

Food safety: stir the kadhi constantly while cooking so the dahi does not split; serve hot and refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours. Allergens: contains egg and milk (dahi). Substitution: reduce the sugar for a less sweet kadhi. Nutrition figures are estimates only, based on standard per-egg values. Pakistani alternative: serve with plain boiled rice and a green salad.

Tags: Indian, Gujarati, kadhi, egg curry, Desi eggs, dinner

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